Umstellungsosteotomie

English translation: corrective osteotomy

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Malalignment of the leg axis (for example bowlegs) lead to overload of the knee joint at one side (e.g. the medial side in case of a bowleg). Early degeneration of the joint causes pain in the degenerated area. With correction osteotomy the leg axis is shifted into the joint compartment that is still intact.

We reviewed the long-term results of thirty-seven corrective osteotomies that had been performed for osteonecrosis of the femoral head that was stage II or III according to the classification of Ficat and Arlet. At a mean of 11.5 years (range, five to eighteen years) postoperatively, twenty-eight hips (76 percent) had a good or excellent result according to the Harris hip-scoring system, and nine (24 percent) had a fair or poor result and subsequently needed a total hip arthroplasty …

After comparing the entries for "correction" and "corrective," I went with corrective osteotomy. Thanks to you and David. David's answer may be a bit too general.4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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Correction osteotomy

Explanation:According to this bilingual site, Trudy.

Correction osteotomy

Malalignment of the leg axis (for example bowlegs) lead to overload of the knee joint at one side (e.g. the medial side in case of a bowleg). Early degeneration of the joint causes pain in the degenerated area. With correction osteotomy the leg axis is shifted into the joint compartment that is still intact.

We reviewed the long-term results of thirty-seven corrective osteotomies that had been performed for osteonecrosis of the femoral head that was stage II or III according to the classification of Ficat and Arlet. At a mean of 11.5 years (range, five to eighteen years) postoperatively, twenty-eight hips (76 percent) had a good or excellent result according to the Harris hip-scoring system, and nine (24 percent) had a fair or poor result and subsequently needed a total hip arthroplasty …

Explanation:Yes, I know, corrective surgery covers hare-lips and all sorts of malformation while osteotomy has specifically to do with bones. I have a strong feeling that I saw this last time I went visiting in hospital; this one of mine is certainly a "catch-all", but would be understood by everyone. Kim's is not wrong, but I wonder - is it too medical? I'm happy to leave it to you and your context (or target audience)!